4. 2006

second grade, your
boy was a bit chatty,
mama wasn’t happy
when teachers would
start giving low marks
because i couldn’t keep
my mouth shut, funny to
think about today since i
don’t talk nearly as much.
crazy to look back at that
time when i was so excited
that i never even stopped
to take the tiniest breath.

saving all of it for that one
christmas when i got the
wii, everyone told me not
to hit the tv, didn’t want
controllers to start flying,
and remember to take a
break so you can go for
a joy ride with lightning
mcqueen, he is speed,
was the only car that i
wanted to see, and we
played that old-school
jt and the bad girl riri.

miss times like that, had
not the smallest care, i’d
just go tap my happy feet
when i played that ddr on
the cube with luigi, kinda
easy but it kept me going,
got through it in one day
and i thought i was king.
back when i thought that
i could be royalty, but now
i look in the mirror and just
wonder what i’ve become.

8-year old me was so sweet.